Vehicle-hub



(No Model.)

. K. H. ELLIOTT.

VEHICLE HUB.

Patented Oct. 7, 1884.

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ilrrrrnn Srnrrs Paritair @rtree KIN G II. ELLIOTT, OF "URLINGTON, VERMONT.

VEHICLE-HUB.

.L ECIFICATEQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 306,327, lated October '7, 1884.

Application tiled Februar)` T, 1884. (Xo Inode-,1.)

To all who/.2b t '/rrnfy/ concern:

Be it known that I, KING I'I. ELLIOTT, a citizen of the Unit-ed States, residing at Burlington, in the county ot' Chittenden and State ot' Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Veliieledlubs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accomijianying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in wheel-hubs for vehicles, and the objects of my improvements are, first, to provide a hub so constructed as to t'orm the axle-box, and having a circumferential groove which is designed to retain and iirmly hold4 the spokes,so that there is no possibility ot' their being aiteeted l by grease from the axle-box; second, the protection ot' its inner extremity by means of a sand-collar so made that it shall ctfectually prevent the entrance ot' sand, dirt, or wa-ter, or the escape of the lubricating material, and, third, the securing it to theaxlearm by means of a nut-collar so arranged and applied that it cannot soil anything with which it may come in contact by reason of the presence ot' oil or grease coming from the aXle-boX. These objects I attain by the simple and durable mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view showing the arrangement and combination of the several parts ef the wheel-hub. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section ot' the same.

Similar letters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

' A is a metallic wheel`hub, through the center oi' which passes the arm B ofthe axle C.

l) is a ei rcumferential groove in the periph- 'ery ofthe hub A, extending partially through the hub, and into which the lower ends of the lseveral spokes E are tightly tted, being held firmly in place by the circumferential shoulders F F, between which the spokes E form a circular series, held rigidly by being clamped by and bolted to them. The exterior portion ot' these shoulders may, if preferred, behm'ade separate from the hub, as shown in Fig. 2, be-` ing tirmly attached to it by a slot and key, or otherwise, so that they shall revolve with the hub proper.

To break ,the jar or force of any sudden blow upon the fellies, I insert a thickness of felt, rubber, or other elastic material, e, between the bottom of the groove D and the ends ot' the spokes E. This may be applied in the form of a band encircling the groove D, or be attached to the lower ends of the spokes E, as preferred.

G is a sand-collar made to fit tightly around the interior end ot' the axle-arm I3, to which it maybe secured by a bolt or screw, and provided with a rawhide washer, II, on the inv side for the protection of the end of the ve-A hiclehub. This collar is designed to surround the inner end of the hub A, over which it extends sui'oieutly far to allow its outer or flanged edge, g, to fit closely beneath the projecting edgej" of the inside shoulder or band, F, thereby eli'eetually preventing any sand, dirt, or water from entering between it and the hub, and thence reaching the axle-arm B, as, there being no opportunity for so doing, it falls upon the exterior of the hub and collar, and thence is dropped or thrown oit tothe ground. A. corresponding rim or iiange, h, projects downward on the inner edge of the collar G, directly beneath the exterior tlange, `f/,and forms a'receptacle on the interior of the collar to catch and retain the deposit of any oil or grease which may exude from the axleboX during itsl use. XV hen the hub is removed for the purpose ot' reoiling this receptacle can be readily cleaned and the deposit removed.

On the outer end of the hub A is the nutcollar I, corresponding in construction with the collar (l, as far as practicable, and in? tended to receive the screw on the outer eX- tremity of the arm B, and thus take the place of the ordinary axle-nut. As will be seen in Fig. 2, this collar is made to project over the outer end ot' the hub A, `which it surrounds, so that when screwed into place as far as the washer M on its interior will allow, its eXterior flanged edge, fz', extends beneath the projection j of the outside shoulder or baud, F, m95

sufficiently i'ar to prevent anything which may fall on the exterior of the hub from entering the axle-box, while the rim Ii, similar to 71, on the sand-collar G, retains any deposit from the aXle-boX, and thus the nuteollar is never IOO in a condition to soil the clothing'. The hub A thus protected by these end collars constructed and combined with it, as described, is always free from the serious as well as inconvenient effects of sand, oil, or dirt. It is therefore not exposed to anything Which interferes with its proper use, nor is it liable to soil that with which it may come in contact.

The entire device is composed 'of three parts in combinationthe metallic hub proper, A, and the sand and nut collars G- and I at either end of the hub, respectively.

The circumferential exterior shoulders, F, I prefer to be east with and form an integral part of the hub A. They may, however, be made separate from and secured to the hub in' the manner described.

As the axle-box is thoroughly protected, itv is apparent that the device is one which possesses great durabilityy as well as neatness and i simplicity in its practical use. l

That I claim isl tend its flanged and rimmed edges beneath the x projecting edge of an outer shoulder or band, F, substantially as described.

3. rIhe combination, with the axle C and arm B, ol' the Wheel-hub A, having the peripherie groove D and shoulders F, andsandcollar G, and nut-collar I, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I do affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

KING H. ELLIOTT.

Witnesses:

J. C. MEASURE, GHARLEs E. ALLEN. 

